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Seat of the Federal Administrative Court of Germany: the former Reichsgericht building in Leipzig
Seat of the Federal Administrative Court of Germany: the former Reichsgericht building in Leipzig

The Federal Administrative Court (Bundesverwaltungsgericht) is one of the five federal supreme courts of Germany. A supreme court, also called a court of last resort or high court, is in some Jurisdictions the highest judicial body within that jurisdiction's Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. It is the federal court of appeals for generally all cases of administrative law, mainly disputes between citizens and the state. Administrative law is the body of Law that governs the activities of administrative agencies of Government. It hears appeals from the Oberverwaltungsgerichte, or Superior Administrative Courts, which, in turn, are the courts of appeals for decisions of the Verwaltungsgerichte (Administrative Courts).

However, cases concerning social security law belong to the jurisdiction of the Sozialgerichte (Social Courts) with the Bundessozialgericht as federal court of appeals, and cases of tax and customs law are decided by the Finanzgerichte (Finance Courts), and, ultimately, by the Bundesfinanzhof. The Bundessozialgericht ( German for Federal Social Court) is the German federal court of Appeals for Social security cases The Federal Finance Court ( Bundesfinanzhof) is one of the five federal supreme courts of Germany.

The Bundesverwaltungsgericht has its seat at the former Reichsgericht (Imperial Court of Justice) building in Leipzig. The Reichsgericht (Court of the German Empire was the highest court of the Deutsches Reich. This sort of fix restores section edit linkpoints to where they belong

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Supreme Courts of Germany
Bundesverfassungsgericht | Gemeinsamer Senat der Obersten Gerichtshöfe
Bundesverwaltungsgericht | Bundesgerichtshof | Bundesfinanzhof | Bundesarbeitsgericht | Bundessozialgericht

Coordinates: 51°19′59″N 12°22′11″E / 51.33306, 12.36972

The judiciary's independence and extensive responsibilities reflect the importance of the rule of law in the German system of government The Federal Constitutional Court (in German: Bundesverfassungsgericht BVerfG) is a special Court established by the Basic Law for the Federal Republic The Gemeinsamer Senat der Obersten Gerichtshöfe des Bundes ( Common Senate of the Federal Supreme Courts of Justice, often abbreviated as Common Senate) is often regarded The “ Federal Court of Justice of Germany ” ( German: “ Bundesgerichtshof ” or “ BGH ” is the highest court in the system of ordinary jurisdiction The Federal Finance Court ( Bundesfinanzhof) is one of the five federal supreme courts of Germany. The Federal Labor Court ( Bundesarbeitsgericht) is the German federal court of appeals for cases of Labour law, both individual labour law (mostly concerning The Federal Social Court ( Bundessozialgericht) is the German federal court of appeals for Social security cases mainly cases concerning the public health insurance A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system.
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